Abstract Information
Welcome to the 2027 Preparedness Summit Call for Abstracts
The 2027 Preparedness Summit invites public health professionals and preparedness partners to share their expertise, innovative approaches, lessons learned, and promising practices with colleagues from across the country. The 2027 Preparedness Summit will take place April 19–21, 2027, in Atlanta, Georgia. This year’s theme, “Preparing for What’s Next: Building Bridges for a More Connected Future,” focuses on strengthening connections across public health, healthcare, emergency management, EMS, laboratories, academia, community organizations, private industry, critical infrastructure, and other partners to create a more unified and resilient preparedness ecosystem.
Call for Abstracts Deadline
Tuesday, October 27, 2026, at 11:59 PM Eastern Time
All abstracts must be submitted through the online abstract system by the deadline. Incomplete, late, or improperly formatted submissions will not be considered.
Before You Begin
We encourage all submitters to review the resources below before starting an abstract submission. These materials provide important information about eligibility, submission requirements, abstract tracks, presentation formats, speaker expectations, and key deadlines.
2027 Preparedness Summit Call for Abstracts Guidelines
Review the complete guidelines for information on who should submit, submission priorities, abstract tracks and secondary tags, presentation formats, abstract requirements, the review process, and important dates.
2027 Preparedness Summit Speaker Readiness Checklist
Review the Speaker Readiness Checklist to understand what will be expected if your abstract is accepted, including confirming your presenter team, completing your speaker profile, preparing your presentation, meeting the April 2, 2027 presentation upload deadline, and preparing for your onsite session in Atlanta.
What We’re Looking For
Strong submissions should clearly describe the issue, approach, partners, outcomes, and lessons learned. Abstracts should offer actionable insights, transferable models, promising practices, tools, evaluation findings, or real-world examples that can help advance preparedness practice. Before submitting, please confirm that you and an alternate presenter are committed to attending and presenting if selected. All presenters are required to register for the conference and pay applicable registration and travel-related expenses. Abstracts may be revised until the submission deadline but cannot be modified after October 27, 2026.
Ready to Share Your Work?
We look forward to learning about the innovative work happening across the preparedness community and the ideas helping build stronger, more connected, and more resilient communities.
Start your abstract submission today and help us prepare for what’s next.
Questions about the Call for Abstracts or the submission process? Contact Abstracts@naccho.org for assistance.
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